{"id":2468,"date":"2026-06-30T18:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:02:03","slug":"desantis-vetoes-anti-corruption-funding-flood-mitigation-dollars-in-miami-dade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2468","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis vetoes anti-corruption funding, flood mitigation dollars in Miami-Dade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Miami-Dade will lose out on state dollars for flood mitigation, public corruption investigations and dozens of other local projects after Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled line-item budget vetoes Monday.<\/p>\n

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DeSantis\u2019 vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis. Among the largest vetoes affecting the county were $12.3 million for flood mitigation and water and sewer projects, $4.8 million for local law enforcement and $2 million to bolster security at the county\u2019s drinking water plants.<\/p>\n

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The water plant funding, requested by Miami-Dade\u2019s Water and Sewer Department, would have paid for surveillance cameras, perimeter security and other measures designed to keep out intruders from plants responsible for drinking water across Miami-Dade. Without the state dollars, Miami-Dade needs to cover the full tab of the security upgrades.<\/p>\n

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Monday marked the final veto list by the term-limited DeSantis before he leaves office in January, and also the final budget passed under one of Miami-Dade\u2019s most powerful lawmakers, House Speaker Danny Perez, who is also leaving office this year due to term limits. Though both Republicans, DeSantis and Perez are rivals in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt the end of every session, we have winners and losers,\u201d Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado said in a statement bemoaning the loss of state dollars through the governor\u2019s veto pen. \u201cThe fact that the speaker of the House is from Miami-Dade didn\u2019t change this session\u2019s outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Among the Miami-area law enforcement cuts was a $250,000 appropriation for the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office to investigate real-estate fraud, plus $187,500 for a training center.<\/p>\n

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DeSantis also vetoed a separate $250,000 allocation to the Sheriff\u2019s Office that would have funded corruption investigations in county government. While the county agency has a budget , it sought state dollars to boost funding for public corruption cases. Those can include investigations of elected officials, but also criminal wrongdoing by government employees and contractors.<\/p>\n

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Asked about the veto of funds for the corruption unit, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement that \u201cprotecting the public\u2019s trust through strong accountability and aggressive enforcement remains a priority of this administration, and we will continue to allocate the resources necessary [so that] public corruption investigations remain a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other local items on the DeSantis veto list include:<\/p>\n

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